Aims and scope
The International Journal of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products publishes original research on the chemistry, biological activity, safety and traditional use of medicinal plants and other natural products. It covers fundamental phytochemistry, preclinical and clinical pharmacology, and applied work on cultivation, standardization and product development, serving researchers in pharmacognosy, ethnobotany, natural product chemistry and phytotherapy. The journal provides open access to all articles.
Ethnobotany and traditional knowledge
- Ethnobotanical surveys and documentation
- Ethnopharmacology
- Plant-based traditional medicine systems
- Ethnoveterinary medicine
- History of medicinal plant use
- Conservation of medicinal plant resources
Natural product chemistry
- Phytochemical screening and profiling
- Isolation and structure elucidation of bioactive compounds
- Essential oils and aromatic compounds
- Biosynthesis of secondary metabolites
- Plant cell culture and metabolic engineering
- Microbial, endophytic and marine natural products
- Metabolomics and chemical fingerprinting
Pharmacology and bioactivity
- Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity
- Antimicrobial and antiparasitic activity
- Antidiabetic and metabolic effects
- Hepatoprotective and organ-protective effects
- Neuroactive and psychoactive plant constituents
- Mechanisms of action and molecular docking
Toxicology and safety
- Acute and chronic toxicity of herbal products
- Adverse effects of herbal medicines
- Herb–drug interactions
- Genotoxicity and genoprotection
- Contaminants and heavy metals in herbal materials
Cultivation and quality control
- Medicinal and aromatic crop cultivation
- Environmental and nutritional effects on metabolite content
- Botanical authentication and DNA barcoding
- Chromatographic and spectroscopic analysis
- Herbal monographs and pharmacopoeial standards
- Standardization of herbal preparations
Phytotherapy and product development
- Phytotherapy and evidence-based herbal medicine
- Polyherbal formulations
- Nutraceuticals and functional foods
- Medicinal mushrooms
- Nanoformulation and delivery of plant extracts
Now accepting submissions
Manuscripts are welcome throughout the year through the online submission form.
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Open access
Every article is free to read, download and reuse under the CC BY 4.0 licence, so your work can reach any reader without a subscription or paywall.
Article types
- Research articles
- Review articles
- Mini-reviews
- Short communications
Submissions must fall within the aims and scope above.
How to submit
- Prepare your manuscriptPDF or DOCX, following the author guidelines.
- Submit onlineSend it through the online submission form at arcjournals.org.
- Peer review and decisionAfter an editorial check, the manuscript is sent for peer review. You receive the reviewers' comments with the editorial decision by email.
Questions authors ask
Is there a publication fee?
A fee of $350 USD applies only after your manuscript has been accepted. Nothing is charged at submission or during review.
Can the fee be waived?
Yes. Waivers are available for authors from low-income countries. Write to editor@arcjournals.org with your manuscript details.
How does peer review work?
The editorial office first checks that the manuscript fits the journal’s scope and guidelines. It is then sent to reviewers in the field, and you receive their comments together with the editorial decision by email.
What format should my manuscript be in?
PDF or DOCX, double-spaced, 12 pt font, with references in APA 7th edition format. Full author guidelines are on the journal website.
Will my article have a DOI and be open access?
Yes. Each accepted article is registered with Crossref under a DOI (prefix 10.20431) and published open access under the CC BY 4.0 licence.
Where will my article be discoverable?
Each accepted article is registered with Crossref under a DOI. Open discovery services build their databases from Crossref records, so the article becomes findable in OpenAlex, Semantic Scholar, Unpaywall, Dimensions, Scilit, Lens.org, ScienceOpen and OpenAIRE. The journal itself is listed in ROAD, the ISSN directory of open-access resources.